Efficacy was established in three clinical trials in adult patients with schizophrenia: two 6-week trials and one maintenance trial
In both of these conditions, olanzapine works on the balance of chemical substances in
The literature review concluded that olanzapine can be used as an effective treatment for methamphetamine-induced psychosis
When used for dementia related psychosis in elderly patients, both first The combination of olanzapine and samidorphan is also used to prevent episodes of mania in adults with bipolar disorder
Dosing based on a retrospective report of IM olanzapine use in an inpatient psychiatric setting which included 50 pediatric patients [children (n=15; mean age: 11 years); adolescents (n=35; mean Olanzapine is used as an atypical antipsychotic; its functional receptors are mainly 5-HT2 and D2 receptors, and its affinity to 5-HT2 is greater than that to D2
However, Zyprexa is not approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of
Although the side-effect profile of
Olanzapine is an atypical antipsychotic currently with indications for the treatment of schizophrenia, acute mania and the prevention of relapse in bipolar disorder
This may be done to help rule out other problems that could be causing
Zyprexa Zydis is also used together with fluoxetine (Prozac) to treat episodes of depression in adults and children at least 10 years old who have To evaluate the effects of olanzapine compared to other atypical antipsychotics for people with schizophrenia and schizophrenia-like psychosis
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In bipolar I mania, 10 mg olanzapine also yielded an NNT of 3 (95% CI 2–5) (Reference Meehan, Zhang and David Meehan 2001)
Zyprexa has been approved to treat schizophrenia in teenagers ages 13 and older
Research is further needed with a higher pool of candidates in the future to compare the